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Vincent

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What is x in your problem? This information should be given to you, but I'll assume that x is the mean from your sample of size 100.

There are two standard deviations in play here: (1) the standard deviation of the population from which you drew your sample [=200], and (2) the standard deviation of the sampling distribution for the mean [according to the central limit theorem, this is equal to (pop std dev)/sqrt(N) = 200/sqrt(100) = 20, where N is your sample size].

So (a) is asking what is the probability that the mean from a sample of size 100 will be greater than 480. According to the CLT, the sampling distribution for the sample means is normal with a mean of 500 and standard deviation of 20. So you need to calculate a z-score = (480 - mu)/sigma = (480-500)/20 = -1. You need to look this value up on a table to find the area under the normal curve above -1.
 

veggiefrog

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Originally posted by: Vincent
What is x in your problem? This information should be given to you, but I'll assume that x is the mean from your sample of size 100.

There are two standard deviations in play here: (1) the standard deviation of the population from which you drew your sample [=200], and (2) the standard deviation of the sampling distribution for the mean [according to the central limit theorem, this is equal to (pop std dev)/sqrt(N) = 200/sqrt(100) = 20, where N is your sample size].

So (a) is asking what is the probability that the mean from a sample of size 100 will be greater than 480. According to the CLT, the sampling distribution for the sample means is normal with a mean of 500 and standard deviation of 20. So you need to calculate a z-score = (480 - mu)/sigma = (480-500)/20 = -1. You need to look this value up on a table to find the area under the normal curve above -1.

that'll be where 20 comes into it, which is why it's divided by 20 and not 200, and 1.0 not 0.1! it all makes sense now!
thank you so much!
 

KarenMarie

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Sep 20, 2003
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Originally posted by: Vincent
What is x in your problem? This information should be given to you, but I'll assume that x is the mean from your sample of size 100.

There are two standard deviations in play here: (1) the standard deviation of the population from which you drew your sample [=200], and (2) the standard deviation of the sampling distribution for the mean [according to the central limit theorem, this is equal to (pop std dev)/sqrt(N) = 200/sqrt(100) = 20, where N is your sample size].

So (a) is asking what is the probability that the mean from a sample of size 100 will be greater than 480. According to the CLT, the sampling distribution for the sample means is normal with a mean of 500 and standard deviation of 20. So you need to calculate a z-score = (480 - mu)/sigma = (480-500)/20 = -1. You need to look this value up on a table to find the area under the normal curve above -1.

thank you very very very much!!
 

KarenMarie

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Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Originally posted by: KarenMarie
Originally posted by: n7
:camera:s :evil:?

Ok.. I will post it...

If someone helps her with this and she can get it sorted in her mind... I will post a pic of her...

Originally posted by: veggiefrog
it all makes sense now!
thank you so much!

No welching\welshing now

ok.. i will...
give me a minute to edit the original post.
 

Excelsior

Lifer
May 30, 2002
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Originally posted by: veggiefrog
Mum!

i look fat-faced in that pic (and a bit asian too )

i guess there werent any better ones!

I was actually thinking that you looked a bit asian too. Cute though!
 
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